3: Feelings of Uncertainty [Written to self, but not filtered, cause Simon doesn't know how]

[belmontlegacy]

 I must admit I am having difficulty adjusting to this place. I have encountered so many strange things, and from what I hear, it will only get stranger. In my home world, knowledge was one of my greatest weapons, but here I have only uncertainty. The books I study all come from different worlds, and they all contradict each other. I am told that

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[pileof_ashes]

Now, where did you get the impression that vampires were bad?

[belmontlegacy]

From centuries of my family battling them, and from my own fight against Dracula and his forces.

[pileof_ashes]

Dracula?

[Excuse her while she stifles some laughter.]

[belmontlegacy]

[Simon fails to see the humor.]

Indeed. The Lord of Darkness.

[pileof_ashes]

Oh, right, him. Sorry about that.

[belmontlegacy]

Another seemed to find humor when I mentioned his name... why is that?

[pileof_ashes]

He's a fictional character in my world.

[belmontlegacy]

A fictional character? Then consider yourselves fortunate.

[pileof_ashes]

[Have a smirk.]

Hardly.

[belmontlegacy]

[Simon hesitates]

I do not know what threats live in your world. Perhaps there are worse things there.

[pileof_ashes]

I don't doubt it.

[belmontlegacy]

What exists in your world that is undoubtedly more of a danger than Dracula and his followers?

[pileof_ashes]

Evil comes in many forms other than mythical creatures.

[belmontlegacy]

You're right. Through it all, humans kill each other, even when they have a common enemy.